India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on February 26 made his return to aggressive cricket after an extended damage layoff with a two-wicket haul within the DY Patil T20 Cup in Navi Mumbai.
Pandya grabbed 2/22 in three overs in Reliance One’s win by two wickets in a low-scoring sport over Bharat Petroleum Cooperation Limited on the DY Patil Cricket Academy.
Pandya had been out of motion since struggling an ankle damage in the course of the ODI World Cup match in opposition to Bangladesh in Pune in October, and is making ready up for a comeback within the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the brand new skipper of the five-time winners Mumbai Indians.
The Reliance One staff additionally included different Mumbai Indians gamers comparable to Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Akash Madhwal, Naman Dhir and Piyush Chawla.
The 30-year-old all-rounder, nevertheless, was changed by Rohit Sharma as India’s captain for the T20 World Cup to be performed within the Caribbean and the USA in June this 12 months.
The DY Patil T20 Cup is a company event by which a complete of 16 groups are participating.
India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan, who has been out of motion for the reason that World Cup, may even be making a comeback to aggressive cricket as he’s set to play for the Reserve Bank of India in opposition to Route Mobile on Tuesday.
Source: www.thehindu.com